AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
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Lifestyle Medicine Education Initiatives
ANNIVERSARY YEAR: FOUNDED IN 2004, 2024 MARKED ACLM'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, COMPLETE WITH ACLM'S JUNE 2024 INDUCTION INTO THE AMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ACLM ENDED THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 13,500 MEMBERS, AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 2,000% OVER THE PAST DECADE. EDUCATION & EVENTS: SPANNING THE MEDICAL EDUCATION CONTINUUM, ACLM'S WORK INCLUDES A FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (UME), GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) THAT NOW INCLUDES A WIDE ARRAY OF CME/CE-ACCREDITED COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE 18-HOUR "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 AND REVERSAL OF INSULIN RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE" COURSE AND A MULTI- MODULE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COURSE. MORE THAN 60,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR ACLM'S COMPLIMENTARY 5.5-HOUR CME/CE ACCREDITED "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND FOOD AS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS" ONLINE COURSE, WHICH RECEIVED IN 2024 BOTH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (AAMSE) PROFILES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS GOLD AWARD. ACLM'S PLEDGE OF 100,000 COMPLIMENTARY COURSE REGISTRATIONS WAS SHOWCASED IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH AND RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025. REGULARLY PRICED AT 220, THIS REPRESENTS ACLM'S 22M COMMITMENT OF COMPLIMENTARY TRAINING TO ADVANCE NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, ENHANCED BY THE MORE THAN 10,000 COMPLIMENTARY DOWNLOADS OF ACLM'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM. THIS YEAR, THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CURRICULUM (LMRC) WAS CONTRACTED INTO 170 SITES AND 370 RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, REPRESENTING A 26% ANNUAL INCREASE. ACLM HAS ESTABLISHED AND FACILITATES 185 LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS (LMIGS), OPERATING ON MEDICAL (116 OF THE 185), HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS REPRESENTS A MORE THAN 35% ANNUAL INCREASE. WITHIN ITS SECOND YEAR, 70 ACADEMIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED-AN 84% YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE-RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS HAVING ALREADY FULFILLED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR PREREQUISITES TO SIT FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM) EXAM. ACLM DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED ITS UME LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CURRICULUM CERTIFICATION, WITH THE DESIGNATION OF PLATINUM PLUS GIVEN TO BOTH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY. ACLM'S LM 2024 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, HOSTED IN ORLANDO, FL, HAD A SOLD-OUT IN-PERSON, RECORD-BREAKING 4,500 REGISTRANTS, WITH 2,200 OF THESE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY. OVER 200 RESEARCH ABSTRACTS WERE ACCEPTED. THE CONFERENCE MEETS THE LIVE CME PREREQUISITE TO SIT FOR THE ABLM EXAM, WHILE ACLM'S "FOUNDATIONS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD REVIEW COURSE" SERVES AS THE PREMIER NON-LIVE BOARD EXAM PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. THERE WAS A 10.5% INCREASE IN ABLM EXAM REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024 BY THOSE DESIRING CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. SINCE THE INAUGURAL 2017 EXAM, 3,810 PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, ALONG WITH 1,314 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. WORLDWIDE, ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES, 6,293 PHYSICIANS AND 1,715 OTHER CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED FOR A TOTAL OF 8,008.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.4MLifestyle Medicine Research Initiatives
RESEARCH: ACLM'S RESEARCH DEPARTMENT LED AN EXPERT PANEL IN THE PUBLICATION OF ACLM'S FIRST PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO IDENTIFY REMISSION AND EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENTS. A 24-ARTICLE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" SERIES DEVELOPED BY ACLM WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FRONTIERS OF NUTRITION JOURNAL. ACLM'S DIET SCREENER DEBUTED, A FREE 27-ITEM ASSESSMENT TOOL TO HELP ASSESS AND TRACK PATIENTS' PROPOSTION OF WHOLE, UNREFINED PLANT-BASED FOODS AND WATER INTAKE, WITH WORK UNDERWAY FOR IT AND ACLM'S SHORT FORM ASSESSMENT TO BE ITNEGRATED INTO THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). SELECT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PERFORMANCE MEASURES: AN EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT DEFINING METRICS TO IDENTIFY REMISSION OR LONG- TERM PROGRESS FOLLOWING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENT (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2024:15598276241230237); AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE (AM J LIFESTYLE MED. 2024;18(2):269-293); LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IMPLEMENTATION IN 8 HEALTH SYSTEMS: PROTOCOL FOR A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION. (JMIR RES PROTOC. 2024;13:E51562); EVALUATION OF THE REACH AND UTILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM (FRONT NUTR. 2024;11:1338620). WORK CONTINUES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACLM'S FIRST CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE TITLED "LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND PREDIABETES IN ADULTS," TARGETED FOR Q2 2025 PUBLICATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2KHealth Disparities and Practice Advancement
PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT & ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES: JANUARY 2024 MARKED THE DEBUT OF ACLM'S PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH OVERSIGHT OF ACLM'S HEALTH SYSTEMS COUNCIL (HSC), LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE INTEGRATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADDRESSING LIFESTYLE-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE HEALTH DISPARITIES. ACLM'S HSC EXPANDED TO 114 MEMBERS IN JUST ITS THIRD YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SYSTEMS UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADDRESS UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. A CURATED REPOSITORY OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFS IS AMASSING AS MEANS OF SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH THE GOAL OF REPLICATION. PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN ACLM'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN OUR WORK WITH KEY ADVOCACY PARTNERS. ADVOCACY PRIORITIES INCLUDE INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING OPTIMAL NUTRITION, IN ALL MEDICAL EDUCATION; ADDRESSING MISALIGNED QUALITY MEASURES, ADVOCATING FOR MEASURES THAT INCENT AND REWARD LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE INTERVENTION THAT TREATS AND RESULTS IN REMISSION (REVERSAL) OF DISEASE; AND PAYMENT MODELS THAT SUPPORT THE PHYSICIAN-LED INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM AND GROUP SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THAT DATA SHOW AS EFFICACIOUS IN ADDRESSING OUR EPIDEMIC OF CHRONIC DISEASE-FROM PEDIATRICS (FAMILIES) TO GERIATRICS. NEW ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS FORGED THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICIANS FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ACLM'S HEALTH EQUITY ACHIEVED THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (HEAL) INITIATIVE EXPANDED IN 2024, WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND EXPANSION OF ACLM'S HEAL SCHOLARSHIP, EQUIPPING UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (UIM) CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 26 HEAL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2024, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DIVERSIFYING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. ACLM AWARDED 112 INAUGURAL NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) SCHOLARSHIPS, A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM), DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (PCPS) IN EACH OF OUR NATION'S ~1,400 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE IN OUR NATION'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE TREATMENT AND THE CARE DELIVERED BY A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-TRAINED PCP-CARE THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY, FOOD LITERACY, AND STRIVE FOR WHOLE PERSON HEALTH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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